NHL CBA Talk

SeawaySensFan

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Number of posts : 24828Registration date : 2008-12-02

wprager wrote:Guys are delusional.

At least the Russian players have the NHL as a fallback position. The Swedes have the SEL. I just don't understand what's fueling the Canuck and US players. With a small number of exceptions these guys have nowhere to go.

I wouldn't worry. Rob "Nobody" Rossi is about as relevant as Gino "Useless" Reda.

shabbs

Number of posts : 31416Location : I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.Favorite Team : OttawaRegistration date : 2008-08-12

Sadly the fans have no bearing in this at all. It's all about the money, money, money. They'll make a deal when they feel the impact is too much. Hopefully that comes before a season is lost.

If a season is lost, then I'm sure we'll see revenues drop and the pie they both share will be smaller. How that affects the cap and what not remains to be seen but I'm sure they'll have an exception for the first year, as the NHL has already suggested in their proposal.

SeawaySensFan

shabbs wrote:Sadly the fans have no bearing in this at all. It's all about the money, money, money. They'll make a deal when they feel the impact is too much. Hopefully that comes before a season is lost.

If a season is lost, then I'm sure we'll see revenues drop and the pie they both share will be smaller. How that affects the cap and what not remains to be seen but I'm sure they'll have an exception for the first year, as the NHL has already suggested in their proposal.

shabbs

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Number of posts : 31416Location : I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.Favorite Team : OttawaRegistration date : 2008-08-12

SeawaySensFan wrote:

shabbs wrote:Sadly the fans have no bearing in this at all. It's all about the money, money, money. They'll make a deal when they feel the impact is too much. Hopefully that comes before a season is lost.

If a season is lost, then I'm sure we'll see revenues drop and the pie they both share will be smaller. How that affects the cap and what not remains to be seen but I'm sure they'll have an exception for the first year, as the NHL has already suggested in their proposal.

Not so fast, shabber...

https://twitter.com/NHLFA

Heh. They carry about as much weight in this as one of my farts. And I'd give the edge to my fart on that one.

Cap'n Clutch

shabbs wrote:Sadly the fans have no bearing in this at all. It's all about the money, money, money. They'll make a deal when they feel the impact is too much. Hopefully that comes before a season is lost.

If a season is lost, then I'm sure we'll see revenues drop and the pie they both share will be smaller. How that affects the cap and what not remains to be seen but I'm sure they'll have an exception for the first year, as the NHL has already suggested in their proposal.

Not so fast, shabber...

https://twitter.com/NHLFA

Heh. They carry about as much weight in this as one of my farts. And I'd give the edge to my fart on that one.

I'll give the edge to your fart but only because I'm sure I will never have to smell it.

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wprager

Ovechkin tweeted this video. Good thing for the NHLPA that most NHL hockey fans do not speak Russian. I do, so I could understand what the tweet said. The video is of a pipe that burst in his "number" -- not sure if he means his apartment or the hotel they were staying at on the road. I think it's his apartment. Looks like an inch or two of water all over his hardwood floors.

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shabbs

Number of posts : 31416Location : I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.Favorite Team : OttawaRegistration date : 2008-08-12

So, it sounds like this weekend the GMs and Owners were allowed to answer player questions directly regarding the NHL's latest offer. There was a window where they were permitted to discuss it.

I don't think the NHLPA was involved with that.

Odd.

Steve Fehr was not too pleased: "Most owners are not allowed to attend bargaining meetings. No owners are allowed to speak to the media about the bargaining. Interesting that they are secretly unleashed to talk to the players about the meetings the players can attend but the owners cannot."